173 killed in Afghan suicide bombing (Another Misleading Headline)

Yahoo & AP ^ | September 13, 2006 | PAUL GARWOOD

[Zebra]

The headline at Yahoo! reads "173 killed in Afghan suicide bombing." This would lead you to believe there was a suicide bomber who killed 173 people this morning. This is because educated people can distinguish between the singular and the plural forms of "bombing." Of course, the story reveals that 173 is the number of people killed in all suicide bombings (plural) this year.

[Zebra]

Simply amazing.

[mo]

The subltey and depth of media mendacity makes me want to beleive there's a "Moonbat Central' somewhere, daily issuing marching orders to the press!!!

[shankbear]

It has been removed as of 7:11 CDT

[bigcat32]

Yahoo!, I've found, is another left wing cheerleader especially the way they word and arrange their "news" headlines. I see examples of this daily.

[pissant]

In WW II, we had Tokyo Rose. Now we have thousands of Tokyo Roses working in the press, only they are not as pro-american as the original.

[UB355]

7:17 CDT still there

[jdm]

Try again. It's there.

[Doctor Raoul]

AP has earned a reputation like CNN and CBS.

Call you local newspaper's editor when they do this kind of crap, it will cut into AP's ability to do that again.

If the AP drives themselves out of business with their bias, so be it.

[Doogle]

Simply amazing.

..but used everyday by the MSM. A front page headline, gear for the passing commuter waiting for his (her) coffee in the AM. So who do they answer too? No one..so expect it, marvel at it....but always,always..expose it

Doogle

[avacado]

I saw that this morning too and was furious! They conveniently used the singular to made it look like a massive bombing! That's all they need for the "base" readers of liberals who only read headlines. After all, Kerry did sweep the high school drop out vote!

[ChadGore]

How many times have you heard the liberal leap of logic argument that goes something like "we need only look at the daily headlines"

[Doogle]

"Moonbat Central' somewhere, daily issuing marching orders to the press!!!

to confirm your belief, just listen for the pundits "keyword" of the day. Rush pointed this out last week...I think the word was "Jujitsu" several "talking heads" used it in their commentary, ya know, it's just one of those words you use every other day..LOL

Doogle

[Publius6961]

This is because educated people can distinguish between the singular and the plural forms of "bombing."

Of course the corrolary of this is that uneducated and ignorant people can't make that distinction.

There is nothing as dangerous as the combination of ignorance and outrage...

[mo]

Imagine finding out exactly where that irginates from , daily!!!Would be hilarious.

[shankbear]

Now mine says 173 this year. Originally they made it look like 173 TODAY. It is off the main Yahoo page on mine and in the "more news" section now. 7:47 CDT

[Doogle]

Democratic leadership...of course